Mensa Excellence in Reading Grades 7-8 Book Club

This class will meet every other week. We will discuss one book per session. Learners do not need to attend previous sessions, as the classes do not build on each other. 
Adult helpers should preview and approve each book before participating in each session. If you do not wish to participate in a particular book session, please be sure to withdraw from the class before Sunday, when Outschool renews your subscription.

Learners will be required to read the book in its entirety before coming to class. We will not be reading the book in class, but simply discussing the book.

**This is an active discussion class, not a lecture. Please be prepared to discuss your thoughts on the book. This is a fun, light discussion where we will enjoy chatting about the books - this is not an in-depth book study. 
Watching the movie does not count. This is a book club. There are details in the book that are not in the movie. Same with reading summary notes in place of the book. Reading the actual book is required, no replacement is acceptable.

Questions we might ask:
What would you do if you were in that situation? Would you do the same thing as the character?
What was your favorite part of the book? Favorite character?

Learners do not need to be in Mensa to complete this reading list as stated here: https://www.mensaforkids.org/achieve/excellence-in-reading/ 
Please print out the list in order to fill the list out. When the list is complete, it may be sent in to MENSA to receive a certificate and a t-shirt.

Here is the book list for 7-8: https://www.mensaforkids.org/achieve/excellence-in-reading/excellence-in-reading-7-8-list/ 
This class will be ongoing to complete the entire book list, at which point it will then repeat. There are 62 books on the 7-8 list.

I do hold a current K-8 Education teacher's certificate and am qualified to teach these books to this age group.

This class will be held every other week to allow the learner time to complete the book.
Schedule (We will go down the list of books in order. The schedule will be updated regularly).

June 5, 2023	-	Island of the Blue Dolphins 	-	(Scott O'Dell)
June 19, 2023	-	Ivanhoe 	-	(Sir Walter Scott)
July 3, 2023	-	Jacob Have I Loved 	-	(Katherine Paterson)
July 17, 2023	-	Johnny Tremain 	-	(Esther Forbes)
July 31, 2023	-	Journey to Topaz 	-	(Yoshiko Uchida)
August 14, 2023	-	Julie of the Wolves	-	Jeanne Craighead
August 28, 2023	-	Kim	-	Rudyard